We’re closing out the second season of The New Talent Code with a look back at some of our favorite moments. From making talent decisions using a skills-based approach to best practices for deploying new technologies and methods, this season was packed full of real-world advice from thought leaders, analysts, and organizations leading the way in adopting AI. In this episode, we’re highlighting: - The importance of embracing change with enthusiasm. - Specific use cases for talent intelligence tha...
Dec 18, 2024•25 min
HR needs AI-ready talent, with half of HR leaders now prioritizing the technology — nearly double what it was just three years ago. Lead the change in becoming a high-functioning, cohesive HR team that aligns talent strategies to your overall business goals for the good of all. Forrester Principal Analyst Betsy Summers joins The New Talent Code to share how you can achieve this AI-ready status. She also shares the latest in Forrester research and why HR has a critical role in every business succ...
Oct 14, 2024•46 min
Craig Leen, former Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and now a Partner at K&L Gates, joins The New Talent Code podcast to talk about AI and regulations in HR. Leen says that if we want to ensure long-term stability, responsible and ethical use of AI, we will eventually need federal guidance. While HR leaders wait for federal laws, several cities and states, including Colorado, California, and New York City, have already taken proactive steps to enact laws governi...
Sep 30, 2024•46 min
Earlier this year, Deloitte released its 2024 Global Human Capital Trends report focusing on the boundaryless world of work. For HR leaders looking for an edge in workforce planning to support this new boundaryless world of work, AI is key. Deloitte’s Christoph Gerhold, Partner and Offering Lead of Workforce and Organizational Transformation, joins The New Talent Code to dig into his insights from the report. He also offers a look ahead to the trends HR professionals should watch in the coming y...
Sep 16, 2024•42 min
The HR industry is rushing to implement AI tools to streamline processes and create better employee and candidate experiences — but is this the right approach? HR industry journalist Mark Feffer joins us on this week’s episode of The New Talent Code to share his perspective on what HR leaders and practitioners should consider when adopting AI in the workplace. In the conversation, he covers: - Why employees are right to be skeptical about this emerging technology. - Where regulations are needed ...
Sep 03, 2024•19 min
MM Group was faced with a challenge: onboard 3,500 new colleagues across more than 20 sites and 11 countries. Their HR team had just decided to adopt AI and knew this was the perfect use case. They got to work and successfully implemented talent intelligence on a global scale. Eva Edelmueller, the Head of Group Talent Attraction and Talent Management with MM Group, joins us on the latest episode of The New Talent Code to talk about how starting with their minimum needs and building as they went ...
Aug 22, 2024•37 min
Where do you begin as a biotech startup that needs to hire for highly technical roles at the height of a human health crisis? With talent intelligence, of course. Just four years ago, Moderna functioned as a start-up, and now they’re a household name that has rapidly grown their staff. Using AI to hire faster and smarter helped them get there. Amanda Sorrento, Senior Vice President, People Platform and Organizational Architecture at Moderna, joins us on the latest episode of The New Talent Code ...
Aug 07, 2024•29 min
Bristol Myers Squibb launched its MyGrowth platform to much excitement from employees and leaders alike. Both audiences were looking for major change. Employees wanted training opportunities, insights in new roles, and better career paths. Leaders were looking to hire better candidates faster to address business needs. The BMS HR team arrived at the solution: talent intelligence. Melissa Keiser, Executive Director, Global Skills and Career Development Strategy at BMS, shares how her organization...
Jul 24, 2024•30 min
Puerto Rico had a challenge to solve: two-thirds of its workforce didn’t have the skills they needed for the jobs they held. What started as a highly manual process to reskill employees and hire the right talent turned into a wildly successful adoption of talent intelligence. Arnaldo Cruz, Deputy Executive Director of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, joins hosts Ligia Zamora and Jason Cerrato on The New Talent Code to share everything he has learned so far on the cou...
Jul 10, 2024•42 min
Prioritizing employee experience and growth is key when launching talent intelligence. Few are doing this better than Amdocs with their recently launched Harmony program. Victoria Myers, Global Head of Talent Attraction, joins The New Talent Code to encourage others to embrace an AI-driven talent strategy and to offer advice for getting started on your own internal mobility journey. Listen to learn more about: -How to transform talent acquisition and attraction to find better candidates and impr...
Jun 17, 2024•31 min
Curiosity is key when it comes to learning about the benefits of talent intelligence, according to Hudson Global CEO Darren Lancaster. As the leader of an organization focused on offering talent solutions, Lancaster is no stranger to spotting trends and adopting new technologies. With use of AI in the HR space on the rise, he’s already seeing how companies, including his own, are seeing success. Lancaster joins hosts Ligia Zamora and Jason Cerrato for a conversation about recruiting, AI, and the...
Jun 03, 2024•27 min
Treating current and potential employees like customers may seem like a novel idea, but for Sophie Clifford, Vodafone’s Global Head of Talent Acquisition, it’s a concept that’s right at home with her organization’s goals. Join us this week for our episode featuring Clifford, who has a holistic perspective to attracting and retaining the right talent. She joins hosts Ligia Zamora and Jason Cerrato for an insightful conversation about how Vodafone, with nearly 100,000 employees in 25 global market...
May 21, 2024•34 min
As an expert in the human capital market, Madeline Laurano’s latest research dives deep into the world of talent intelligence. Her paper, Demystifying Talent Intelligence, explains what talent intelligence is — and isn’t — and the ways it can impact an organization’s performance. Laurano is a strong advocate for using AI to transform workforces — especially when it comes to driving change through a skills-based approach. In this episode of The New Talent Code, Laurano joined hosts Ligia Zamora a...
May 07, 2024•39 min
An industry leader and American icon in equipment engineering and manufacturing, John Deere is also setting the pace when it comes to talent management. Deere is putting its 75,000 employees in the driver’s seat of their careers. Head of Talent Management Julianne Brown-Meola is helping lead the way as a true advocate for building talent plans around skills. In this episode of The New Talent Code, Brown-Meola joined hosts Ligia Zamora and Jason Cerrato to discuss her role, and Deere’s talent man...
Apr 22, 2024•27 min
What will your role in HR look like in this new world of AI — and how can you successfully guide your employees and your organization through the transformation? Jason Averbook, Senior Partner and Global Leader of HR transformation at Mercer, joined hosts Ligia Zamora and Jason Cerrato to answer these questions on The New Talent Code. Averbook is a recognized authority on HR, the future of work, and the role of technology in shaping the workforce of tomorrow, and is the author of two books: HR f...
Apr 08, 2024•25 min
What will your role in HR look like in this new world of AI — and how can you successfully guide your employees and your organization through the transformation? Jason Averbook, Senior Partner and Global Leader of HR transformation at Mercer, joined hosts Ligia Zamora and Jason Cerrato to answer these questions on The New Talent Code. Averbook is a recognized authority on HR, the future of work, and the role of technology in shaping the workforce of tomorrow, and is the author of two books: HR f...
Apr 08, 2024•26 min
The New Talent Code is back — and features some of the best conversations we’ve had around HR transformation to date. Join us as Eightfold’s Ligia Zamora and Jason Cerrato talk with today’s top HR thought leaders and practitioners to discuss what’s shaping the space today and the best ways to transform your workforce to be ready for anything. From how GenAI will impact the space, to navigating AI regulations, to building an organization based on talent and skills, we hope you’ll listen in on our...
Apr 08, 2024•9 min•Season 2Ep. 1
As an HR professional, do you understand the direction of your business? Do you understand whether your organization has the skills and capabilities to move in that direction? “These are fundamental questions that, without the appropriate knowledge, data, and intelligence to have that dialogue, the boardroom becomes a very anxious situation for a CHRO.” In this must-listen episode, Darren Burton, former CHRO of KPMG and current Chief People Officer of Eightfold AI, talks about why HR data needs ...
Jan 24, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Since inception, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has focused on preventing and remedying unlawful employment discrimination and advancing equal opportunity for all in the workplace. When it comes to AI, existing legal mechanisms also apply. Commissioner Keith Sonderling of the EEOC warns that the public should know that government agencies lack the requisite knowledge to regulate AI effectively. He advocates for organizations to self-regulate and self-audit so they don’t ...
Dec 20, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Talent leaders shouldn’t worry about AI harming equal employment opportunities. In fact, they should know that the right AI only enhances it. Craig Leen, former Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) at the U.S. Department of Labor, is a proponent of using AI in hiring, especially when finding equal opportunities for all workers. Join Ligia Zamora and Jason Cerrato as they sit down with Craig Leen to get the latest take on all things AI in HR, including: - What or...
Sep 13, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Like the transformation from paper maps to modern-day GPS, the world of talent management needs a faster, reliable, more intelligent way to map out upskilling and learning opportunities for people. Steve Hunt, Ph.D., Chief Expert, Technology and Work at SAP, profoundly understands how technology transforms work. He joins The New Talent Code to discuss the intersection of psychology, work technology, and business performance. And why every organization needs to clearly map out a path for upskilli...
Aug 30, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 9
According to Josh Bersin, the time to implement a strategy backed by talent intelligence is now. As one of the world’s top HR industry analysts and advisers, Bersin is leading the Global Workforce Intelligence (GWI) Project. Powered by Eightfold AI, GWI is a first-of-its-kind, innovative, large-scale initiative designed to help HR leaders better understand major workforce trends to shape their companies for the future. GWI delivers research and analysis leveraging billions of data points collect...
Aug 16, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 8
"You need digital transformation to survive. It's not about technology. It's about fundamentally changing what a company is doing." Hicham Zahr has a digital transformation background working for McKinsey, Oracle, and Gartner before joining Eightfold AI. Recently named one of 2022’s Top 100 HR Tech Influencers by HR Executive Magazine, Zahr has taken his lifelong passion for picking up new skills to transform people’s careers backed with talent intelligence. With talent intelligence, "you're not...
Aug 02, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 7
The U.S. Department of Defense is the largest employer in the world, with about 3 million people working across all services. With a budget of $753 billion and operations in more than 4,800 sites in 160 nations worldwide, it’s tough to imagine how challenging recruiting and talent management must be for such a large organization. Craig Robbins is a Senior VP of Talent at Prositions, a human capital solutions and HR tech company. He’s also a Major in the U.S. Army Reserve, serving as Talent Manag...
Jul 19, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Rachelle Snook, the Global Talent Director from WD-40 — yes, that ubiquitous garage staple that can seemingly do everything — is a fan and proponent of breaking down silos and building people up to create a more agile workforce. WD-40 has been all hands on deck for a while now, tapping into employee insights from around the world, especially in critical times like handling supply chains during the pandemic. Snook says it’s their unique perspective on working cross-functionally on a project basis...
Jul 05, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Mary Faulkner, principal at IA-HR, joins The New Talent Code to discuss the questions every HR leader should be asking as they gear up for a business transformation. As a talent strategist and problem solver, Faulkner has extensive experience helping organizations optimize their HR practices to take a more future-forward approach. She specializes in change management and teaching people how to transform their organizations from within. This episode explores best practices for when to start the c...
Jun 21, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 4
There are still too many barriers when it comes to hiring and advancing women in technical roles. Fortunately, those obstacles are being overcome with the help of people like Alaina Percival, co-founder and CEO of the nonprofit Women Who Code. In the latest episode of The New Talent Code, hosts Ligia Zamora and Jason Cerrato revisit a conversation with Percival from Eightfold's Cultivate event. In this talk, Percival shares several pieces of advice on how to examine each breakpoint in the pipeli...
Jun 07, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Josh Bellis joins Ligia and Jason on The New Talent Code to share how and why he found his specialization as a diversity and inclusion practitioner and which processes, systems, and mindsets organizations need in order for their diversity programs to actually be successful. He shares how his unique experience with a variety of organizations has shaped his approach to DEI, and he dives into the practical advice on how to integrate DEI beyond acquisition into talent management. Here are the bigges...
May 03, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Alexandra Levit joins Ligia and Jason on The New Talent Code to share her five pillars of career durability, and how companies can help employees visualize their career paths. From an emphasis on applied technology skills to deciding which skills employees should really focus on in their upskilling and reskilling efforts, Alexandra shares practical insights for anyone reshaping their mindsets towards work and non-linear career paths while enabling companies to make skills-based talent decisions....
May 03, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to The New Talent Code! In this first episode, Ligia Zamora and Jason Cerrato kick off the show to share how they have cultivated a passion for the talent space as well as what makes them qualified to speak to an audience on how to crack the new talent code alongside their guests. Jason dives into his non-linear career path - from recruiter to HR leader at United Technologies to Gartner analyst to vendor product marketing - and how these varied roles have all been connected by adjacent s...
Apr 29, 2022•15 min
